Bestiary

Bob Schnoblin is the only CIA agent with any inkling of truth about the supernatural. New agents who encounter him think he’s a paranoid crank, seeing conspiracies everywhere. Older agents push for psychiatric evaluations, worrying that Bob’s paranoia and conspiracy theories may be symptoms of psychosis. But Bob always pulls through. He’s an American hero, damn it, and he will not let these goddamn children tell him he’s mad. Now in his late sixties, Bob bribed a senior manager to doctor his employment records. He doesn’t have time for friends or contacts beyond those people who feed him information, and retirement would be a death sentence. He’s convinced that he’s right, that Satan is the source of supernatural power, and that if he can just uncover another connection, he’ll have the whole truth.

Bob Schnoblin is the most informed person in the United States Government about the organization of supernatural forces. Unfortunately, that’s not all he’s informed about. His Pyramid of Satanic Power, drawing connections between the Seven Clans, King Ventrue, the Shadow Lords, and the Trilateral Commission (among others) has more truth in it than all the SAD archives.

The Department of Homeland Security has wide-reaching powers in the United States, all revolving around its mandate to protect against terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The Department’s relatively new on the scene, and many agents fear that going up the management chain with their scraps of evidence of supernatural creatures would have them shipped off to watch the Mexican border for goat-suckers and hopping terrorists. Even so, some DHS agents have uncovered evidence of what they call “domestic terrorists of paranormal radicalization.” Agents who uncover such information soon find themselves invited to mailing lists and social network groups hosted well away from the DHS network.

Vampires have thoroughly compromised the Department’s upper levels, convincing managers to look the other way even on charges of drug smuggling and human trafficking. A few Kindred are able to send DHS field agents to investigate packs of werewolves — who look all too much like domestic terrorists to the Department.